About a third of the 2,000 square foot facility will be used for much-needed storage space.

"We really needed a place for filings, maps and other documents the city keeps for a long time," Mayor Doyle Callender said. "There is also a meeting room that can accommodate 20 or more people. We didn't have a large meeting room before and we needed that."

In addition to acting as a controlled environment for long-term storage of city documents and a meeting room for conferences, the annex will house the organization, Katy Beautification, which is currently located across from the city social services department.

"We want to beautify downtown," Callender said. "It wasn't a lot of dollars to remodel…just mostly paint, a new roof, carpet and air conditioning."

It is just one of a number of projects the city is involved in to give Katy a facelift.

"We've completed work on a jogging trail behind the new library that was built on Franz Road," Doyle said. "It's tree-lined, lighted and well protected. We've just completed some sidewalk projects and we've started remodeling the fire station on Avenue D. It will be really nice when completed."

The fire station will receive an additional 2,000 square feet for office space.

Katy Heritage Park is also receiving improvements. Four homes have been moved and added to help plans that call for the creation a small village.

The city is not only proud of its new look, but equally proud of its state champion high school football team.

"There's also a new sign congratulating the Tigers as you exit I-10 at Katy-Ft. Bend," Doyle said.